Is there a future for indigenous and local knowledge?

Abstract

By the late twentieth century, many doubted whether Indigenous and Local Knowledge (ILK) would survive the millennium, but a surge in their recognition and new insight on their resilience open new perspectives about their future. This paper examines historical drivers behind the loss of ILK and discusses possibilities for its survival and revitalization. I first examine long-term impacts of modernization and unfolding capitalism on ILK. Next, I discuss future perspectives in the light of recent developments in science, law, and politics. The paper concludes with a reflection on the role ILK ought to play in a future post-industrial society.

Ulayat sebagai sebuah ilmu

“…Jarang kita mengupas bagaimana ulayat bisa menjadi sebuah sumber ilmu pengetahuan, dengan kata lain, ulayat sebagai sebuah ilmu. Ilmu (pengetahuan) ulayat, yang dalam kajian internasional disebut dengan indigenous knowledge, adalah sistem pengetahuan yang terdiri dari pengetahuan itu sendiri, keyakinan, tradisi, cara praktis, lembaga, serta cara pandang yang mengakar dan melekat pada konteks sosial-kultural tertentu yang dipengaruhi oleh sejarah dan faktor-faktor kontekstual yang bersifat spesifik (misalnya: gender, kesukuan, atau usia) (Antweiler, 1998;Gómez-Baggethun, 2022;Sillitoe, 2006).…”

Will Indigenous Ecological Knowledge Vanish? Assessing Persistence of the Celako kemali in Farming Practices among the Serawainese in Bengkulu, Indonesia

“…There are various ways to maintain the persistence of IEK. For example, academics frame the IEK as a dynamic knowledge system that adjusts to new ecological and socioeconomic contexts rather than a static form (Gómez-Baggethun, 2021), allowing Indigenous Peoples to quickly adapt to external knowledge. Indigenous People often neglect the little outdated or less relevant expertise in everyday life to accommodate new types of knowledge (Hernández-Morcillo et al, 2014).…”

Inclusão, acesso e permanência de estudantes indígenas na universidade: reflexões sobre potenciais aprimoramentos para a Universidade do Estado do Amazonas

“…Historicamente, os co-nhecimentos tradicionais dos povos indígenas, seus territórios e sua população foram afetados por distintos conflitos. Os riscos continuam em virtude de vários fatores: primeiro pela colonização, seguido pelo cientificismo e perseguição espiritual, e, mais recentemente, pelo capitalismo global e atuais paradigmas que sustentam os modelos de desenvolvimento e conservação (Gómez-Baggethun, 2021). Atualmente, as diferenças entre o conhecimento acadêmico e os modos de ver e habitar o mundo dos povos originários nos fazem refletir sobre a importância de a universidade dialogar com diferentes sistemas de conhecimento para inclusão dos povos indígenas e para gerar novos conhecimentos capazes de lidar com as questões contemporâneas, como, por exemplo, a crise climática.…”